Well, another "2" game. Seriously, the last couple months I've played Modern Warfare 2, Left For Dead 2, Assassin's Creed 2, and just started the Godfather 2. Somehow or another I missed Mass Effect 2. I'll probably get to that later this year.

Anyway, Just Cause 2 comes out later this month. The demo's been released on PSN and XBL and I just went and preordered my copy from Gamestop.

The first Just Cause had mixed reviews - from being mindless fun to glitchy as hell. I really enjoyed the first one, although I've never owned it and it's been about 3 years since I last played it. This was my roommate in college's first 360 game and we played the hell out of it. Huge island levels to explore and a badass grappling hook to connect to everything. IT was a lot of fun. I actually just bought a used copy of the first game to hold me over until the Just Cause 2 is released on 3/23.

I downloaded the demo last night. It gives you 30 minutes to do whatever you please on the island. There's a mission set there for you to play if you choose and it serves as a quick tutorial, but I omitted the mission and jumped off the side of a mountain, plummeted to the ground before pulling my parachute and landing on the roof a jeep driving down the road, then throwing the driver out and hijacking it like nothing happened. It's amazing. The controls are very easy to get used to and the game is very lenient when it comes to the concept of physics. I spent a small portion of my time in the demo fighting the tan-skinned bad guys by shooting at them, throwing them around with my grappling hook, and blowing them the hell up in the totally interactive environment.

It kind of reminded me of the control scheme for the Saboteur. It felt familiar and that's something I instantly liked. At first I was thrown off by the Hispanic lead character, but I'm thinking he'll kind of grow on me.

I went and pre-ordered the game at Gamestop so I get the Monster Truck and bad ass pistols. A friend of mine pre-ordered his from Wal-mart so he could get the Hovercraft bonus.

Here's some videos of the ridiculous fun to be had:

Here's some of the achievement list; some pretty interesting shit.

Gaining a Foothold (10 points)Complete 3 stronghold takeovers

Conqueror of Panau (20 points)Complete 9 stronghold takeovers.

A Trusted Ally (20 points)Complete 49 faction missions.

First Taste of Chaos (10 points)Cause chaos for the first time.

Saboteur (10 points)Complete 150 sabotages.

Destroyer (20 points)Complete 1000 sabotages.

Professional Hitman (20 points)Assassinate 25 colonels.

Globetrotter (20 points)Discover 100 locations.

Freeroamer 1 (10 points)Reach 100% complete in 15 locations.

Freeroamer 2 (20 points)Reach 100% complete in 100 locations.

Body Count (15 points)Kill 750 enemies.

Unarmed and Dangerous (15 points)Kill 50 enemies using melee attacks.

Gravity is a *****! (15 points)Kill 30 enemies by using the grappling hook and making them fall to their death.

Follow Me! (15 points)Kill 5 enemies by dragging them behind a vehicle with the grappling hook.

Hang 'em High! (15 points)Kill 30 enemies while they're suspended in the air with the grappling hook.

Wrecking Ball (15 points)Kill 5 enemies by smashing them with an object tethered to your vehicle with the grappling hook.

Piñata Party (15 points)Kill 5 enemies with the melee attack while they're suspended with the grappling hook.

Juggler (15 points)Kill 30 enemies while they're in mid air.

Road Rage (10 points)Kill 30 enemies by mowing them down with vehicles.